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Hongkong Daily Press.
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Post Office in the United Kingdom,
No 3009. MATHEKOO BAHAR HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932. A BXTARE** Price:
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(April 27.).
Feast of Passover, 7th Day.
NAVAL DRAMA OF 1914 REVEALED
IN NEW BOOK.
Dammart's Sals of Furniture at BEATTY'S PRIVATE WARNING TO
Lugemsland 20 Peak Road,
10.30 N
Bridgo and Mah-jongg drive at Club Lusitano, 3. pm to 8 pmni -
Hong Kong Benevolent Society, Jumble Sale, p.m..
CHURCHILL "NO ADEQUATE BASE.”
The Grand Flest was in a peal- tion of grave danger in the early. months of the war, and for want of `a basa secure against, submarine attack had to steam about from ong harbour to another until ships. and machinery waze taxed almost to breaking-point
Meeting: The Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., 10. a.m.
Whist Drives Kowloon Dock, 9 [p.m.; Seamon'a- Instituto, 8; p.m.
Hockey Club r. Jats, D.SRC ground, 8.30: pam
Contral Thontra: "The Mad Low. 121 ad net.). Parado."
King's Theatre: Sisters."
Such in the revelation made by Capt. D. J. Munro, RN, in hin book, "Saapa Flow (Sampson
So perilous was the situation that Stepping in October, 1914 Admiral Beatty broke through official regulations
"Queen's Theatre: "Susan Lenox
Star Theatre: "One Romantic ||Night."**
World Theatre: "City Lights." Ten Dances at King's Restaurat and Hong Kong Hotel Dinner Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Penin sala Hotel, Ropulse Bay Hotel and King's Restaurant
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(April 28.)
Feast of Pranover, eth Day-
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Lammort's Sale of Household Furniture, 27, Nathan Road, Kow- loon; 10,30 a.m.
Lecture on Indo-China by M.. Gerondal, Union Assembly Room, The University, 8.30 p.m.
Church Social to Servicemen, Hong Kong Union Church, 7:13 p.m..
Queen's Theatre: "Black Coffee." Central Theatre: To-night or Never,!!!
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King's Theatre: "Skyline."
World Theatre: "24 Haroek.""
Star Theatre: World."
writing a private latter to Mr. Winston Churchill, urging him to hastan the fortification of Bospa Flow
This lottar is now published in full, apparently for the Arst time. Writing from HMS Lion, Lord Beatty said:
"At present warfoel that, we are working up for a catastrophe of a very large character. The feeling is gradually posting the Fleet is pot right somewhere..
that
alf
shout without cause. The Floet's tail is well over the back. Wa hate running away from our base, and the effect is appreciable. Wo are not enjoying ourselves. Bus the morals is high aud confidence Higher."
To this latton Capt. Munro adds, the following commant:
The Floot upon which depend ed the whole Allied hopes of "ulti- mate victory was being hounded" from pillar to post. The advent. of the submarine bad made its life at a precarious, but there shipe could defend themselves. When anchored in port they were vir tually defenceless against thin hidden menace," "
MR: "CHURCHILL'S RESPONSE
In response to Admiral Beatty's Plotter, Mr. Churchill issued emphasi tig orders that Scapa and the other; Scottish bases should be made sub-
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The Menses and sub Capt. Manro was responsible for magines la proving larger every Grand Fleet's main anchorage way PARA PINDLEen i thay work and in a few weeks the
day, and adequate means to meet
or combat them are not forthcom.no longer exposed to U-boat raids
According to the author, North- ing, and we are gradually being pushed out of the North Sea, andern Scotland was a happy hunting- ground for German apies. One of off our own particular perch.
these individuals, operating just be LACK OF SECURE BASE. fore the war, managed to return
"How does this arise! By the safely to Germany, and there re- very apparent fact that we have ported that Scapa Flow was unde- no base whore we can with any fended. This was true, but his re- degree of safety He for coaling, port was disbelieved. replenishing, refitting, and 28- pairing, after two and a half- ble. It is perfectly simple and months of war: This spells trou-
easy a matter to equip Scapa Flow, Cromarty, and Rosyth so that vessel can lie there undis-: turbed to do all they want, and for as long as they want, provid- ed material and men are forth-
coming. "Eyes of the
Ten Dances at King's Restaurant and Hong Kong Hotel: Dianer |:Dances at Hong Kong Hotel, Fenin- sula Hotel and King's Restaurant.
European Mails:-Inward; Europe
Siberia (Calcutta Maru)::
4,
“No seaman enn dispute, that
"He was tried and eventually
whom we had permitted to escape. shot as a spy in our interest.
to convey false information, as they were convinced Scapá was heavily deforded!!
"It is a curious fact that during.
the war five out of the eleven spies! shot in the Tower were caught at Inverness, including one who was also the rat occupant of Don-
these three bases could have beenington Hall Ho gave himself
made absolutely safe from muth- marine attack during the two and a half months that the war has heen in progress. As it is, we have been lulled into a sense of falme security because we have not been attacked Bofore.
away through his dog, an Irish terrier. He lost his dog, and ad- vertised in the local Presa."
Capt. Munro suggests that had our destroyers and submarines: been granted a freer hand tliey could have attacked the German "I think you know me well flest in its own bases with good enough to know that I do not prospects of success.
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